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The Oregonian has a new sports columnist

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by micropolitan guy, Jul 11, 2022.

  1. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    micropolitan guy, Jul 11, 2022
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  2. thizzellewashington

    thizzellewashington Member

    Bill is great. This was a really good hire.
     
    thizzellewashington, Jul 11, 2022
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  3. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    What makes a good columnist these days?
     
    Alma, Jul 12, 2022
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  4. Dog8Cats

    Dog8Cats Well-Known Member

    I believe this is his maiden effort for The O. I think it's a strong debut.

    I have no knowledge of his motives, but I wouldn't read too much into any "abandoning ship" narrative with his move from The Athletic. If he was happy growing up in or near Tillamook, Oregon, I think the chance to return to the 503 in a prestigious position such as this explains almost everything about his move, in my opinion.
     
    Dog8Cats, Jul 12, 2022
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  5. ChrisLong

    ChrisLong Well-Known Member

    Very good column. I don't know Bill, even though we were on the OCR staff together for a couple of years. I was always in the office, he wasn't. I only needed to talk to the writers when there were problems, and there usually weren't any with his stories. I appreciate this column, despite him knocking my school.
     
    ChrisLong, Jul 12, 2022
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